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Ryan Hoffman: What it takes to get to the top in Rugby League
Ryan Hoffman is a rugby legend, who played at the highest level of rugby league for 16 years. “The Hoff” was a talisman for Melbourne Storm, played for the Australian national team, and also played for Wigan Warriors in the Super League. He returned to Melbourne Storm to finish his...
The Mindset of Athletes
What separates elite athletes from the rest? What makes them win, and keep winning? How do they think differently? Many talented athletes don’t live up to their potential. Technical ability in training doesn’t help if it can’t be carried through to competition. And there are many examples where less physically gifted...
Wellness For Elite & Everyday Athletes
“Wellness” is a popular term. A modern buzzword, but one which verges on being too ambiguous, broad, and soft sounding to be practical when talking about performance. More likely to be used by spas, than sportsmen and women. The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as “The state of being healthy, especially...
The Principles of Training: The key things to incorporate and consider
In order to get the most out of your training, you need to apply these key principles of training – overload, specificity, reversibility and variation. Overload In order to progress and improve our fitness, we have to put our bodies under additional stress. Applying this training principle will cause long-term...
The Fitness Foods That Help You Perform
Nutrition is vital for your body, and makes all the difference in how you perform. The correct nutrition will help you to maintain a healthy weight, reduce body fat, have enough energy, sleep well, and feel better. Furthermore, studies show, it's the most important part of your fitness programme. What...